I received from Casey1201 the other day!!!! She sent such great stuff Bacon strips for the dogs, a car magnet that says "My best friend chases squirrels", however I'm tempted to cross out squirrels and replacing it with lizards , a nice piece of fabric, cocktail kit which includes fun umbrellas what a great excuse to actually throw the party that I've been wanting to, a nice bracelet, and a fabulous tree of life pendant.

Also, a dish towel and fabric button letter

Yep, not it yet, a great apron. I would've never thought to put those fabrics together, but they look so great altogether

And...a mini art quilt. I'm originally from Chicago so I definantly cheer on the Bears and my husband is from Philly so he likes the Eagles and totally turned me into an Eagles fan. So most items we have are Eagles, it is awesome to finally have some orange and blue hanging up.And here it is hanging next to Eagles.

This is what I sent herA California pillow with the heart in San Diego inspired from her wists.

Along with a ruffle skirt with a matching ruffled purse with a fabric flower clip. (unfortunantly this is the best picture I have)

Pamela came to Chicago with me over the weekend. Here are just a couple pictures.

She enjoyed the plane trip (much better than being stuck in a box on her way here).

That's right Pamela...safety first!

On the 4th of July we went to see the parade. This is the high school I used to go to many years ago.

Once it got dark we had fun catching lightening bugs. We don't have them in AZ.

Time to put on the glow earrings!

Fireworks!

We were welcomed back home to Phoenix by a giant dust storm (haboob). We were lucky that our plane landed early because the airport was shut down right after we landed. Here it is as we're ready to drive into it.

And here it is as we are stuck in it. The picture only looks blurry because of all the dirt blowing around. We were lucky to be able to see the cars right next to us. Usually you can't see within 2 feet of the vehicle.

Now that we're back, we need to start thinking of some fun things around here to do. It's a bit tough in the middle of an AZ summer, but we'll find plenty I'm sure.

Here's one of my dogs Hunter welcoming her with open tongues (Don't worry she only got one kiss in) and I don't know what's up with her eye in this picture. I guess she was really excited to have a new friend.

And here's the something blue. Definantly the abundance of blue skies. She was in for quite a shock with the 110 degrees, so I made sure to take off her blanky right away. She will need it at night though for when she gets cold from the a/c.

Wahoo! I received today from Dragonflower What a great package. Thank you!

Here's everything together. (tons of stuff!)

Here's all the extras:Reusable tree bag (I almost bought you one too, but forgot to grab it before going to the checkout), 3 notebooks, my favorite is the white one, I think I might use it to keep my crafty ideas in, it's so inspiring. A bracelet (which I just noticed didn't come out well in the picture, some leaf stickers, and the coolest thing is the leaf plate. I feel like I should eat something pretty off of it.

Notecards! They're so pretty. I wish I could sketch like that. My sketching/drawing skills are horrendous.

A very cool tree branch necklace made with wire.

A nice little tote bag

And my absolute favorite from the package...a lovely tree painting! I always love those paintings that continue onto 3 canvases, and now I have my very own!!!!

Thank you so much Dragonflower!!! I love everything.

AS AN ORGANIZER NOTE: We are just waiting for the last couple people to confirm they received and post pictures. I'm giving feedback once the pictures are posted so we can all see it, I can't wait to see the last few packages!!!

Here's Tawd ready for his second trip. He's really excited! I hope and hope and hope that the visiting LV can get here quickly to go on a weekend trip to Chicago (my hometown) with me, but it's less than 2 weeks after sendouts that I leave; I'll be crossing my fingers though.

Everything all wrapped and still in the box. I did get a bit too excited I opened one thing right away, so I threw that fabric over the box to show it

All the fabric that everything was wrapped in. My dog Scout was so interested in the box that she didn't even care I put a piece around her neck.

The tshirt scarf/necklace reflects her style. I totally love it, I didn't take a picture with me wearing it because I was wearing a black shirt and it wouldn't come out really well, so I made my husband hold it for the pic

Favorite non craft hobby: Gardening, lettuce, squash, sunflowers, and gloves which I totally needed a new pair. (I've never grown anything but I'm way excited about the lettuce)Kitchen Essential: Baking cupsFavorite Scents: Coffee and baked goods. 2 candles, the coffee one is not scented but is awesome with the coffee beans in it and a candle of banana nut bread. I'm shocked neither one melted at all with the AZ heat!Something she collects: coffee mugs!And an extra of "Save the puppies" buttons, she's a big advocate against puppy mills and for adopting dogs from shelters.

Something local: Pueblo zoo magnet (I collect magnets and she didn't know that )Related to Favorite craft: 5 fat quarters, a pattern, and scissors. I've been intimidated to sew clothes, so this should be cool to try.Summer essential: Fun nail polishSomething drinkable: TeaSomething edible: sushi earrings, ok, she doesn't eat the earrings, but you see where that was going She made them out of poly clayAlways in her purse: Chapstick. Definantly can use that in dryness out here. She also likes to keep a small notebook in her purse.

Over a year ago I had the idea to do this quilt and it took me a good 6 months before I even started on it. I worked on it on and off and it's finally done!!! It was so great to finally craft for myself, and what an amazing feeling to see it for real rather than in my head. This is my first actual quilt, I've done two others that I called quilts, but technically were not quilted, so I guess they would be considered just blankets .